Louisville vs Bucknell score updates, UofL basketball exhibition game time, TV channel

What did Louisville basketball learn from last week’s exhibition loss to No. 19 Kansas?

We’ll find out tonight, when Pat Kelsey‘s No. 10 Cardinals host Bucknell at the KFC Yum! Center in their final exhibition before the 2025-26 season officially tips off.

Despite trailing the Jayhawks for more than 36 minutes and by as many as 18 points, Kelsey and the members of his new-look roster who made available to the media kept positive attitudes postgame. They knew the 40 minutes of film they had to review was going to be more valuable than any possession of U of L’s dominant exhibition peformances against Young Harris College and Spalding last fall.

“I told the guys the one thing they don’t have to worry about is our team being really, really good as long as we get better because of the things that we’ll learn from the tape,” the coach said.

“They’re longer film sessions when you lose,” sixth-year returner J’Vonne Hadley added. “They’re not the best, but it’s a reality check (for) everybody.”

Led by third-year coach John Griffin III, Bucknell is coming off a an 18-15 finish to 2024-25, during which it captured a share of the Patriot League’s regular-season title with a conference record of 13-5. The Bison feature five newcomers (three freshmen, two NCAA transfer portal additions) and return only two starters from the previous campaign.

Follow along with live updates from the Yum! Center below:

What channel is Louisville vs Bucknell on?

The exhibition game between the Cards and the Bison will not air on a traditional TV channel.

It’s on ACC Network Extra, which is available exclusively via livestream. Kent Taylor (play-by-play) and Larry O’Bannon (analyst) will have the call.

If your cable or live TV streaming package includes ACC Network, you have access to ACC Network Extra. You can watch via ESPN.com/watch or the ESPN app after logging in with your cable or live TV streaming service credentials.

If you don’t have cable, you can get ACC Network — and therefore ACC Network Extra — through streaming services such as fuboTV, which offers a free trial here. Just enter your provider credentials when logging into ESPN’s streaming platforms.

How to listen to Louisville basketball vs Bucknell on the radio

Paul Rogers (play-by-play) and Bob Valvano (analyst) will have the call on the Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9-FM and WGTK 970-AM in Louisville).

You can also listen online via GoCards.com.

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Louisville basketball 2025-26 schedule

Tuesday, Oct. 28: vs. Bucknell (exhibition), 7 p.m., ACC Network Extra
Monday, Nov. 3: vs. South Carolina State, 9 p.m., ACC Network
Thursday, Nov. 6: vs. Jackson State, 7 p.m., ACC Network Extra
Tuesday, Nov. 11: vs. Kentucky, 8 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Nov. 15: vs. Ohio, noon, The CW
Friday, Nov. 21: vs. Cincinnati (at Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati), 6:30 p.m., either ESPN2 of ESPNU
Monday, Nov. 24: vs. Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m., ACC Network
Wednesday, Nov. 26: vs. NJIT, 9 p.m., ACC Network
Wednesday, Dec. 3: at Arkansas (ACC/SEC Challenge), 7 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 6: vs. Indiana (at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis), 2 p.m., CBS
Saturday, Dec. 13: vs. Memphis, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, Dec. 16: at Tennessee, 7 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Dec. 20: vs. Montana, noon, ACC Network
Tuesday, Dec. 30: at California, 9 p.m., ACC Network
Friday, Jan. 2: at Stanford, 8 p.m., ACC Network
Tuesday, Jan. 6: vs. Duke, 7 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Jan. 10: vs. Boston College, noon, The CW
Tuesday, Jan. 13: vs. Virginia, 7 p.m., either ESPN or ESPN2
Saturday, Jan. 17: at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m., either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Saturday, Jan. 24: vs. Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m., The CW
Monday, Jan. 26: at Duke, 7 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Jan. 31: vs. SMU, 7 p.m., either ESPN or ESPN2
Wednesday, Feb. 4: vs. Notre Dame, 7 p.m., either ESPN2 or ESPNU
Saturday, Feb. 7: at Wake Forest, noon, ACC Network
Monday, Feb. 9: vs. N.C. State, 7 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Feb. 14: vs. Baylor (at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas), 4 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, Feb. 17: at SMU, 7 p.m., either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Saturday, Feb. 21: vs. Georgia Tech, 2:15 p.m, The CW
Monday, Feb. 23: at North Carolina, 7 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Feb. 28: at Clemson, TBA, either ESPN or ESPN2
Tuesday, March 3: vs. Syracuse, 9 p.m., ACC Network
Saturday, March 7: at Miami, 2 p.m., either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Tuesday, March 10, through Saturday, March 14: ACC Tournament (Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina)

Louisville basketball 2025-26 roster

Bucknell basketball 2025-26 schedule

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Bucknell basketball 2025-26 roster

Click here to view the Bison’s complete roster.

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